And you can join the mailing list, which is the best place to voice opinions (and Katie did forward the message about concerns regarding the blocked user on the board on the mailing list and no one has commented, yet.):
As a member of the DC Chapter who does not live in DC, I would
suggest allowing proxy voting to encourage broader participation.
Ryan Kaldari
On 10/10/11 6:39 AM, Tiffany Smith wrote:
Hi all,
I'm on the DC Chapter Board with Katie. Thanks for giving us
an opportunity to discuss this.
To Joanna's and others' questions (particularly in
the DC area, but anyone's welcome!): one of the best ways to
help out would be to join the Chapter, participate in events,
and help us find ways to include more diverse voices in
Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Most importantly, consider
running for a leadership position in the future - our chapter
needs leaders who care about these issues and actively look
for opportunities to address them and advocate for
improvement.
More generally, Wikimedia DC looks forward to
helping increase female participation. Indeed, two members of
the Board are women, all of our Board members recognize
the importance of these issues, and we continue to invite in
more women to Wiki projects through the multiple outreach
projects we are hosting in our community.
Please feel free to reach out to any of us
directly...especially if you want to get involved!
sooo, i've heard some buzz about what is
going on in the d.c. chapter, and I've been thinking
of writing a post about it, bc frankly if the buzz is
accurate, i'm a little disappointed. Does anyone know
what is going on there? Thought this might be a good
place to ask before I open my big mouth.